DIY John Curtin: Uncertain futures for heritage and citizenship in the era of digital friends and foes
This article introduces some of the problems confronting the popularization of national, civic and cultural heritage in the era of complex digital systems and social networks. Taking contemporary knowledge of John Curtin (Australia’s wartime PM) as its point of departure, the discussion explores som...
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| author | Hartley, John Lucy, Niall Briggs, Robert |
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| description | This article introduces some of the problems confronting the popularization of national, civic and cultural heritage in the era of complex digital systems and social networks. Taking contemporary knowledge of John Curtin (Australia’s wartime PM) as its point of departure, the discussion explores some of the broader transformations of the conditions of citizenship, communication, heritage and knowledge production, and considers their implications for civic education and the uses of archives. In a novel thought experiment, the article explores some ways in which the figure of ‘John Curtin’ may be repurposed and reinvented for a new kind of DIY civic education based on user-led innovation. |
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| spelling | curtin-20.500.11937-408862017-09-13T14:04:51Z DIY John Curtin: Uncertain futures for heritage and citizenship in the era of digital friends and foes Hartley, John Lucy, Niall Briggs, Robert civic education digital archives national - identity citizenship John Curtin Do-It-Yourself (DIY) culture This article introduces some of the problems confronting the popularization of national, civic and cultural heritage in the era of complex digital systems and social networks. Taking contemporary knowledge of John Curtin (Australia’s wartime PM) as its point of departure, the discussion explores some of the broader transformations of the conditions of citizenship, communication, heritage and knowledge production, and considers their implications for civic education and the uses of archives. In a novel thought experiment, the article explores some ways in which the figure of ‘John Curtin’ may be repurposed and reinvented for a new kind of DIY civic education based on user-led innovation. 2013 Journal Article http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/40886 10.1177/1367877913485199 Sage Publications fulltext |
| spellingShingle | civic education digital archives national - identity citizenship John Curtin Do-It-Yourself (DIY) culture Hartley, John Lucy, Niall Briggs, Robert DIY John Curtin: Uncertain futures for heritage and citizenship in the era of digital friends and foes |
| title | DIY John Curtin: Uncertain futures for heritage and citizenship in the era of digital friends and foes |
| title_full | DIY John Curtin: Uncertain futures for heritage and citizenship in the era of digital friends and foes |
| title_fullStr | DIY John Curtin: Uncertain futures for heritage and citizenship in the era of digital friends and foes |
| title_full_unstemmed | DIY John Curtin: Uncertain futures for heritage and citizenship in the era of digital friends and foes |
| title_short | DIY John Curtin: Uncertain futures for heritage and citizenship in the era of digital friends and foes |
| title_sort | diy john curtin: uncertain futures for heritage and citizenship in the era of digital friends and foes |
| topic | civic education digital archives national - identity citizenship John Curtin Do-It-Yourself (DIY) culture |
| url | http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/40886 |